So hubby and I were invited to a housewarming party last Friday. They live in a very nice new subdivision, most of the houses are not even built yet. It was a good chance to see some faces we have not caught up with in a year or so. But after this evening I am not sure I have hope in my three boys maturing.
Why you ask? Because even grown men act like boys and do stupid things. One of the couples that was attending the housewarming party also, and were the people we knew best had just arrived (I will call them A & B, B being the husband). They are set to move into a new house they have been building (which seems like forever). It has all been exciting. But you know when it gets down to the wire you have tons of little details to tie up. That is what they did all day Friday, so when they finally arrived you could tell the stress of not moving in yet and finally getting a lot of the last minute details completed were wearing on them. We were even teasing them about it. No sooner than a half hour of being there, B was drooling over the “toy” of a golf cart looking thing in the garage. Well the husband hosting the housewarming party said, “want to go for a ride?” You see where this is going, huh?
They took off, acting like boys, going full speed into the wood behind his house. His house backs up to about 400 acres or forest. The next thing we heard (thank God one of them had a cell phone), was that B had hurt himself. Then we heard there is a lot of blood. And then everyone is very concerned. B had not been at the party for more than a half hour!! The husband hosting called 911, must of been a slow night because everyone showed up, then next thing we heard they had to call in a helicoppter. This was getting down right scary. A went off looking for her husband and to bring him towels and water.
Long story short, they rolled the cart. B shattered the bone in the front of one of his legs and now had a nice steel bar in place where the bone use to be. He is just now getting out of the hospital today.
I feel so much for this couple, it seems when ever there is a big event in their life something happens. When they were trying to get married they had to postpone their wedding three times because of all the hurricanes that were hitting Florida. Now they are set to move into their first house, they have built together and her husband is layed up.
I think I would thank God he was ok, then I would shoot him =)) (just kidding) But you know once he is back to feeling himself we are not going to let him live it down how he is getting out of moving his own furniture =)
So I guess no matter what the age….BOYS WILL BE BOYS. Lord help me!
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OH.MY.WORD. Those poor people. I’d stop having big events.
oh my will be praying for them. the weekend after our granddaughter was born, our son-in-law went to a football game, well as you say boys will be boys even when they are supposed to be grown men. well after the game they decided to play a quick game of football and sure enough he broke his leg! daughter could have hurt him worse when he got home lol.
I don’t know if I should laugh or pray so I’ll do both since God knows my heart! Bless them Lord!
Boys and their toys, huh? Gotta love them!
I can guess that your friend A is not laughing about this entire thing :)…I am just glad that B is okay.
Thank you for sharing, Laurel.
Oh my goodness!!! I am with Amy - I dont’ know whether to laugh or cry…I am glad the husband is okay, but I bet you he won’t hear the end of this soon.